Young Voices: My second-grade teacher picked me to play Zaccheus. It was the first time I distinctly remember participating in Mass.
Pope Francis will name new cardinals in February, the Vatican press office confirmed Thursday, giving him a chance to begin influencing who will be selected as his successor one day.
An Ohio priest was sentenced to two years in prison for stealing from the coffers of his parish and from an 89-year-old parishioner who entrusted him to oversee her finances.
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A new review of the work of the group that investigated clerical sexual abuse in the archdiocese of Dublin charges that priests did not get even-handed treatment.
Pope Francis calls on Catholics "not to remain static" and to choose how they make a difference for others, Sr. Carmen Sammut said.
A Polish archbishop has cautioned that Halloween celebrations violate church teaching and urged Catholics not to take part "even in playful form."
A small c catholic: It's nothing personal against Kansas City, Mo.'s Bishop Finn, but it's time Pope Francis took the matter in hand.
Italy's capital is enjoying a boom in tourists from Latin America due in part to the popularity of Pope Francis, according to new figures from the city government.
An entire class of one Italian high school opted out of a class on Catholicism, reopening a debate over whether state money should be used for a class focusing on one faith.